Video Questions Food INC.
(1) Do people have the right to know what's in their food? Where it was processed? Why or why not?
(2) You are a salesperson at the restaurant who sold the hamburger to Kevin’s mom. Are you responsible? Why or why not?
(3) As portrayed in the film, cost and efficiency drive our current food system. Should price be the most important force behind our food industry? Why or why not?
(4) Yogurt company executive Gary Hirshberg states in the film, “The consumer does not feel very powerful, but it’s the exact opposite. When we run an item past the supermarket scanner, we’re voting for local or not, organic or not.” What does he mean by this statement? Do you agree or disagree with it? Why or why not?
(5) Do you think it is fair that the one farmer had to settle (say he was guilty) because that was cheaper than trying to fight Monsanto’s lawsuit? Why or why not?
(6) Farmer Joel Salatin in the film says, “We’re willing to subsidize the food system to create the mystique of cheap food when actually it’s very expensive food.” What might he mean by that? Do you agree?
(7) How might our food system change if it was driven by other values, like health or environmental sustainability?
Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead (1) Why can the concept of juicing your fruits and vegetables be so beneficial to people? Explain. (2) What types of changes (physical, mental, social) are visible in Joe after he begins his juice fast? How is his attitude at first/after 30 days? (3) What do fruits and vegetables provide to the body that macro-nutrient food cannot? How is this beneficial to a healthy diet?
Nutrition Notes for Chapters 5 and 6.
Project
Video Questions
Food INC.
(1) Do people have the right to know what's in their food? Where it was processed? Why or why not?
(2) You are a salesperson at the restaurant who sold the hamburger to Kevin’s mom. Are you responsible? Why or why not?
(3) As portrayed in the film, cost and efficiency drive our current food system. Should price be the most important force behind our food industry? Why or why not?
(4) Yogurt company executive Gary Hirshberg states in the film, “The consumer does not feel very powerful, but it’s the exact opposite. When we run an item past the supermarket scanner, we’re voting for local or not, organic or not.” What does he mean by this statement? Do you agree or disagree with it? Why or why not?
(5) Do you think it is fair that the one farmer had to settle (say he was guilty) because that was cheaper than trying to fight Monsanto’s lawsuit? Why or why not?
(6) Farmer Joel Salatin in the film says, “We’re willing to subsidize the food system to create the mystique of cheap food when actually it’s very expensive food.” What might he mean by that? Do you agree?
(7) How might our food system change if it was driven by other values, like health or environmental sustainability?
Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead
(1) Why can the concept of juicing your fruits and vegetables be so beneficial to people? Explain.
(2) What types of changes (physical, mental, social) are visible in Joe after he begins his juice fast? How is his attitude at first/after 30 days?
(3) What do fruits and vegetables provide to the body that macro-nutrient food cannot? How is this beneficial to a healthy diet?
Assignments
Nutrition Packet
Fast Food Log
Food Labels
Study Guide